"Candied hawthorns! Tasty candied hawthorns! Ten Silver Soul Coins a stick!"
"Spinach for sale at bargain prices! Spinach for sale!"
"Watermelons for sale! Fresh, big watermelons!"
The three of them strolled down the street, chatting and laughing. Heads turned wherever they went.
The man carried himself with an imposing air and wore a black brocade robe worth tens of thousands.
An icy aloofness that warned others to keep their distance radiated from him.
The two beauties beside him had skin as smooth as jade and looks that could topple kingdoms.
Only top Soul Masters knew Li Jiutian's identity and what he looked like.
Ordinary people like these had heard the name Li Jiutian, but had no idea what he looked like.
If they knew, his rabid fans would probably crowd around him until he couldn't take a single step!
Even Bai Wanting, from a remote little village, knew of his exploits.
That gave some idea of how famous Li Jiutian was across the entire continent.
That was only because the Douluo Continent didn't have anything like the internet.
If he were on Blue Star, Li Jiutian would have at least two hundred million followers on Instagram.
"Ladies, just tell me what you'd like to eat!"
Li Jiutian smiled. It had been a long time since he'd felt this relaxed.
"Brother, that watermelon looks good!"
Luo Zixuan pointed at a watermelon stall, her eyes lighting up.
Li Jiutian led the two women over to the stall and spoke first. "Boss, how much are your watermelons?"
"Handsome, these are all greenhouse-grown. Every one of them is guaranteed to be sweet!"
"I sell them by the pound. Twenty Silver Soul Coins per pound!"
The boss grinned, thinking, Another fat fish. I'll fleece them good!
The stall owner was a bald man around forty, with a broad, fleshy face. He looked like someone you didn't want to cross.
"Twenty Silver Soul Coins a pound?"
"Have watermelons gotten that expensive?"
Luo Zixuan had money, but she wasn't stupid!
Even in Spirit City, where the cost of living was highest, watermelons couldn't possibly be that expensive, could they?
Chapter 58: Heading to the City of Steel! ### "Heh heh, these watermelons have thin rinds and thick flesh. They're sweet, and they're genuine seedless watermelons."
"So naturally, they're a little more expensive!"
The stall owner stared straight at Luo Zixuan, dumbstruck.
After all, anyone would find it hard not to look twice at a beauty like her.
Luo Zixuan was already used to that kind of attention.
Li Jiutian said nothing, looking at the stall owner with the hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
Of course, he knew the man was ripping them off.
But to Li Jiutian, money was just an external possession.
He wasn't bored enough to beat the stall owner over a few Silver Soul Coins.
"Well, handsome? Buying a watermelon or not?" the stall owner asked.
"Is your watermelon ripe?"
"Handsome, what kind of question is that? These are greenhouse-grown. You think I'd sell you an unripe melon?"
The fleshy face of the stall owner twitched, and he replied irritably.
"Fine. Pick one for me, then!"
"If there's anything wrong with it, I'll tear down your watermelon stall!"
Li Jiutian gave a cold snort.
"Young man, don't get too cocky!"
"Everyone on this street knows the name Wu Sandao!"
"Sure thing. I'll pick one out for you!"
After saying that, the stall owner gave a few watermelons a few perfunctory pats.
Then he patted one that sounded a little dull and put it on the scale.
At the stall owner's threat, the two women burst out laughing.
"Brother, this stall owner's hilarious!"
"I... I can't! I'm laughing so hard I'm crying!"
Luo Zixuan wiped a tear from the corner of her eye, doubled over with laughter.
It was like a mouse holding a little knife and threatening to kill an elephant.
While they were distracted, the stall owner secretly slipped two large magnets underneath the scale.
"Handsome, this watermelon weighs exactly eight pounds. That'll be 160 Silver Soul Coins!"
After saying that, the stall owner thought, Why did those two girls suddenly start laughing so hard?
"Huh?"
"That watermelon looks like five pounds at most. There's something wrong with your scale!"
Bai Wanting's expression darkened as she shouted.
Li Jiutian and Luo Zixuan might not care about that much money.
But to Bai Wanting, one watermelon cost as much as a whole year's living expenses back in her village.
"Miss, you're mistaken!"
"People buy watermelons from me every day. How come none of them have complained about the scale?"
The stall owner pretended to be confused.
"You!"
Bai Wanting was about to argue further, but Li Jiutian stopped her with one hand.
"Fine. Wrap it up for me."
"Keep the change!"
Li Jiutian said, then tossed two Gold Soul Coins onto the stall owner's scale.
"Thanks, handsome!"
"Come back when you've finished eating! I'll give you twelve percent off!"
The stall owner wrapped the watermelon in paper, then quickly stuffed the two Gold Soul Coins into his pocket.
"Let's go!"
Li Jiutian stored the watermelon in his pouch, then led the two women off to look around elsewhere.
"Brother Tian, why did you stop me just now? There's definitely something wrong with that scale!"
Bai Wanting puffed out her cheeks, perplexed.
"Of course I knew there was something wrong with the scale."
"But stooping to argue with someone like that would be beneath us."
"A greedy swindler like him will lose his life sooner or later, even if I don't deal with him myself."
Li Jiutian replied.
"Mm, Brother Tian. I understand!"
Bai Wanting nodded slightly.
Li Jiutian stood at a different height from Luo Zixuan and the others, so naturally he thought about different things.
How could he possibly care about such a tiny matter?
When women went shopping, it was as if they had endless energy and never got tired.
That was an unchanging truth, whether on the Douluo Continent or Blue Star.
The two of them had been shopping like crazy since early that morning!
They'd bought all kinds of pastries and sweets, along with little dresses, jade bracelets, and more...
It was already nearly dark, yet Luo Zixuan and Bai Wanting were still hopping around full of energy!
Anyway, with Li Jiutian footing the bill, neither of them felt bad about spending...
Li Jiutian, meanwhile, had bought some seafood, pork, vegetables, and other things.
They were for the feast that night.
The three of them had spent 60,000 Gold Soul Coins that day, most of it on Luo Zixuan and Bai Wanting.
"Ladies, it's dark already. Let's go shopping another day!" Li Jiutian said helplessly.
"I never knew having someone else pay made shopping so much fun!" Bai Wanting said excitedly.
"Hee hee, next time we'll trick my brother into coming out with us again!" Luo Zixuan replied.
"You little rascal, now you're even trying to fleece your own brother!"
"Let's see if I don't spank you!"
Li Jiutian pretended to get angry and chased after her with a laugh.
"Brother, I'm sorry!" Luo Zixuan shouted as she ran.
The three of them returned to the Bright Villa, laughing and talking all the way.
The shopping district wasn't far from the villa, only two kilometers away.
Inside the Bright Villa.
Li Jiutian put all the things the two women had bought on the sofa.
There were so many that the sofa couldn't hold them all, and some had even fallen to the floor.
The two women dashed over to the sofa, rummaging through their purchases as they chatted about this and that.
Seeing the happy smile on Luo Zixuan's face warmed Li Jiutian's heart.
Then he put on a pink apron and headed into the kitchen.
An hour later.
The fragrance filled the entire villa.